Reflecting device for motor vehicles



Nov. 17, 1925' C. W. JONES REFLECTING DEVICE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES FiledMay 4, 1925 2 Sheets-Shae: 1

Charles Ml flongs.

INVENTOR WITNESS:

ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 17,

CHARLES WADE J'O NES, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

non moron vnn rcms.

Application filed Kay 4, 1025. Serial llo. mum.

To all whom it may concern! I Be it known that 1, CHARLES W. Jonas,

acitizen of the United States, residin at" 7 Seattle, in the county ofKing and. tate of Washington, have mvented new and useful Improvementsin geflecting Devices for I Motor Vehicles, of w ich the following is aspecification.

-, This. invention relates to a reflectin device for motor vehicles, thegeneral 0 ject of the invention being to provide means whereby thedriver of the vehicle willbe' .warned'of the approach of other vehicleson intersecting roads and on curves, thus avoiding accidents. I Anotherobject of the invention is to provide means whereby the device can beat- I tached to the front part of the vehicle, such as the-radiatorfilling spout or other .part

.where it can be seen by the driver of the vehicle. t With the above andother objects in view, the invention further includes the followingnovel features and details of construction,

to be hereinafter more fully described,- illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings and 4 pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a view showing the device in 0 use. 2 v

' Figure 2 is a side viewof Eigure 1L lIf igure is a rear view of thedevice itse t v Figure 4 isa'view of one of the side members of thedevice. 1

Figure 5 is a sectionahview through' one of the side members withthemirror in Fi re 6 is a erspective view of the base 49 mem er oftheevice.

-In these views, A indicates. the base mem-' ber of the device and Bthetwo side members thereof. The 'base member comprises 4 a split ring1*, a bar 2 connected atjone end tothe ring and two-pairs of curved arms3'. Each side member comprises. a frame formed ,of the vertical bars 4and the cross claim.

bars 5. The lower ends-of the bars 4 are provided with openings 6 forreceiving the' arms 3,:indthe side members are held in adjusted positionon the armsby the set screws 7 which pass'through holes in the lowerendsof the-bars 4 and engage the,

arms, The two frames are hingedly connected together by havin hingedparts formed on the inner ends 0 each set of bars 5 with ins 8 passingthrough the hinged parts. he bars 4 and 5 are formed with the grooves 9for receiving the beveled edges of. the mirrors-10,. each, member Bsupporting a mirror. The ring 1 is adapted to encircle thefillings'pout' 11 of the radiator or other suitable part oand to beclamped thereon by thescrew 12.

As, will be seen from Figures-1 and. 2 the apezi" of the deviceis p acedfacing the driver and the mirrors are adjusted so that they will reflecttheimage of an object approaching the road along which the automobile ismoving sorthat the driver of the v vehicle 'will be warned of theapproach of such ob'ects across his path.

changes in its form, details of construction and the right is hereinreservedto make such chan as properly fall. within the scopeof t eappended aving described the invention what is claimed is:

.A device of, the class described compri's- -ing a supporting frameconsisting of .a for-. wardl extendingbar curved arms connecte 'withthebar and a nectedwith theinner end'of-t e' bar,-a pair of side frameshingedly -ci'u'meeted together at 'theinner' ends andqhaving slots in.the

lower-ends forreoeiving arms, set screws for holding theside' frames inadjusted osition on the arms: and mirrors ,carried y'the ,sidaframes.- j

- In testimony whereof I. my signature.

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lit ring. con- The lnvention is susceptible of various proportions andminor' 1a..

